[TonyGreenHand]

Date: 30 June, 2012
Time: 10:00 am PST
Strain: Albert Walker

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Physical Examination

Visual Appeal: (visual appeal of the buds from 1-10 unappealing - excellent)
8.5
Visible Trichromes: (visible trichrome content from 1-10 none - totally covered)
8.5
Colors present in the buds: ( on a scale from 1- 10 light - dark)
Orange: 4 Yellow: 8 Green: 1 White: 5
Bud density: (Bud density on a scale from 1-10 airy - dense)
5
Aroma Description: (on a scale from 1-10 upon freshly broken bud where 1 indicates subtle presence and 10 indicates pronounced presence )
First: Tangerine: 6 Jack fruit: 3 Hash: 1 Then: Tangerine: 1 Funk: 2 Garlic: 2
Aroma: (Aroma from 1-10 repulsive - delightful)
8
Aroma Intensity: (Aroma intensity from 1-10 subtle - overwhelming)
8
Were there seeds present in the bud?(Y or N)
N
Were there herm flowers present on the buds? (Y or N)
N
Overall Appeal: ( from 1-100 where 1 is frightening and 100 is majestic)
85
Additional comments:
Albert Walker is a strain best known by the fans of the grateful dead, and was grown by their circle exclusively in WA until lately. The buds have an insane appeal to them, bright fire orange hairs are highlighted by the white, crystalline background of the bracts giving this sample an aura of pure dankness. The smell has a warmth that collects in your nose, making each whiff unique. If you smell too fast you would only get some of the smell, same with if you inhaled to fast, which made pinpointing this aroma very difficult. In case you don't know what a jack fruit is it's a tropical melon. This bud is unique in that over the course of the cure the smell evolves from fruity terpenes into a garlic funk, this sample was cut about a week ago so it has had little time to dry fully, still retaining most of those fruity notes. I also should note that this sample had undergone stress due to a hot soil mix and this could have affected the terpene profile. The buds were dense in the middle with little bud towers coming off of the larger colas.

Smoke Test

Utensils: 8" steamroller

Taste Description: (use numbers from 1-10 that apply to the taste where 1 is a subtle presence and 10 is a pronounced presence)
Tangerine: 1 Hash: 2 Funk: 2
Taste pungency ( pungency of taste from 1-10 light - heavy)
4
Taste impression: (impression of the taste from 1-10 unpleasant- scrumptious)
3
Moisture Level: (1-10 wet-dry where 5 is ideal)
4
Harshness: (1-10 smooth-harsh)
6
Smoke expansion: (smoke expansion in the lungs from 1-10 stable-explosive)
4
Smoke test comments:
The smoke from this sample was a little light in the taste department. There was a hint of the tangerine smell still present but the rest of the flavors were gone replaced by a light hashy funk that persisted through the bowl. A noticed that samples smoked out of a 2 foot water bong were much more flavorful than directly out of my steamroller. The material itself was a little floppy, which I would attribute to the harshness of the smoke, and also the lesser expansion before the exhale.

Follow up questions

Dosage: .3 grams

Effect Onset: ~5 minutes & ~ 10 minutes for Full Effect

Potency: (from 1-10 none-devastating)
7.5
Effect length:
~2 hours

Usability (from 1-10 where 1indicates the worst time of the day to consume this strain and 10 represents the ideal time of day)
Morning/wake up: 6 day/work: 5 Evening/relax: 8 Night/sleep: 6

Effect (what effect did the strain have write P if it had a POSITIVE effect and N if if had a NEGATIVE effect, next to each selected area please rate the intensity of effect from 1-10 where 1 would be a subtle presence and 10 would be a pronounced presence)
P - 5 :Ability to rest or sit still
P - 4:Anxiety relief
- :Appetite
P - 4 :Audio Perception
P - 8 :Humor Perception
P - 5 :Imagination/creativity
N - 3 :Memory
- :Mood
P - 4 : Ocular Relief
- :Pain relief
N - 4 :Paranoia relief
P - 5 :Sex drive
- :Sleep
- :Speech Process
- :Taste Perception
P - 5 :Thought process
N - 4 :Visual perception

Overall rating from 1-100:
88
Final Comment:
This Albert Walker was a very heavy smoke that was intense in both smell and effect. People really enjoyed themselves smoking the AW, it would make even the stupidest thing/joke worth laughing about until your face hurt, however, the high didn't effect your mood to make everything a joke. Sounds sometimes lightly echoed in my ears, the sounds of birds calling and the snores from my dog. This weed was very social, but it also would stop you for a minute in thought. I kept getting paranoid about things that weren't worth being paranoid about. But I was relaxed enough to not make me anxious about my paranoia. It was hard to remember things that were just said, and thoughts and were just thought of. In the beginning of the high your vision gets hazy and I was totally red eyed. Highly enjoyable to say the least, the Albert Walker is true quality and I can see why this cutting was held so close to the chest for so long. If you have the chance to try the Albert you wont regret it!

[TheFlyinHaWyn!]

one of THE finickiest plants i have ever tried to grow, but once done right, there are few out there that can truly compete with her imho. nice report, i thought she had more flavor than what you are describing but could just be me. aloha

[TonyGreenHand]

Agreed, Flyinhawawyn, she is pretty finicky but the flowers are more then worth it. I have seen Albert Walker flowers that are equal to some phenos of the WIFI in looks, F'N frost town.

I agree the flavor is normally stronger on other samples, this one went through a little stress early on and that taste/smell translated into the dried flowers. It was this growers first try on the Albert so I'm sure it will only get better with time. IMO this sample needs more curing time to have the taste really shine through.

I'm surprised to see so few comments about the AW, there is practically no information on it anywhere. I'll keep on putting up smoke reports of the AW as it cures. A few weeks in a jar and the AW has a Garlic funk that can not be ignored. Here's hoping my nugget makes it a few more weeks

[ghostly]

that kushlvrs? ive got a jar headed my way...heard it was the best around

[TonyGreenHand]

In fact it is, and also.. it is!

Nice eye ghostly, could you tell from the pictures?

[yortbogey]

dam....skillet, U got one way w/ wordz... and the weed U speak~of is WICKED....
g00d in the best of wayz as U know.....excellent report ... indeed

[TonyGreenHand]

Thank you, I'd like to have a few words on your Albert Yort.. I know good things come from your mix and from the last talk we had you had her down as could be, extra delicious.

[Cannastyle]

Great report!

Funny thing....this strain was brought up in conversation the other day....looks like a very nice strain...glad to hear it starting to make its rounds....I would love to try her one day...

[ganjaherbs]

Trichromes? They're called trichomes. Other than that, good report. I've always wanted to try this.

[TonyGreenHand]

Originally Posted by ganjaherbs

Trichromes? They're called trichomes. Other than that, good report. I've always wanted to try this.

I made some other spelling mistakes if you want to correct those too, don't be shy

Why there are so many buzz kills on this site is beyond me :/